Machine for filing capsules.



0. M. TAYLOR.

MACHINE FOR FiLLlNG CAPSULES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. s. 1911. RENEWED MAR. 18.19I8.

Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

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MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES.-

APPLICATION FILED FEB. s. 1911-. RENEWED MAR. 18.1918.

1,20,585.- V Patented 060.1,1918.

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WITNESSES: IIIVVEIVTOH N W w AT OR/VEY O. M. TAYLOR.

MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5. 911. RENEWED MAR. 18. I918.

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Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

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' 0. M. TAYLOR.

MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES. APPHCATION FILED FEB. 5, um. RENEWED MAR. 18.1918- 1,280,585;

Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5- a NQN WITNESiSto INVENTOR W By AORIV EY OSCAR M. TAYLOR, or MEMPHIS,

TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR 0F QNE-HALEJTO DAVID s.

'eARDNEmor MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES.

Application filed February 5, 1917, Serial 110. 146,594. Renewed March 18, 1918. Serial No. 223,252. I

sules, in which machine the empty capsules are placed promiscuously ina suitablehopper and are then automatically feel one by one to a "separating device where. the bodies of the capsules are successivelywithdrawn from their respective caps and are automatically filled with the premeasured powder or other substance and afterward reinserted into their respective caps, and delivered into a suitable receptacle. g

The objects of my invention are to provide a machine which will perform these operations automatically in a simple, expeditions and reliable manner; I accomplish these objects as will be merc fully hereinafter set forth in the drawings, specificationand claims.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a Sectional side elevation taken on the line II of Figs, 2 and 3 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan taken on the line IIII of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 3 is a plan view looking downward in the direction ofthe arrowsiand with the top cover removed at III-+111 in Fig, 1..

Fig.4 is a fragmentary sectional side elevation taken on the line-IVe- IV of Figs. 2

and-3 and diametrically opposed to '1 to show certain details of the operating mechanism.

, Fig-. 75 is a partial end elevationtaken in the direction ofthe arrow V Figs. l gand with a portion of the case brokenaway. I Fig; 6 is a detail view of the capsuleg n- VII of Fig. 9 showing details ofthe decapping mechanism, and

7 8 is a similar section on theline VIIIVIII of Fig. 9.,

Fig. 9 is a horizontal section of the: same detail taken on the line IX,IX, of Fig. {7 and Fig. 10 a vertical section on the line XX of Fig. 2. V

Referring now to the drawings in which the variousparts are indicated by numerals, each numeral indicating the same part in all the views.

1 is a subbase from which sides 2 and ends 3 extendupward forming a rectangular case which is closed by a' top 4 which in turn forms the main or working base for the upper portion of themachineand supports a shorter-rectangular ease of the same width, having sides Qfland ends 3 3 the end 3* being in line wlth the end 3.- This section ofthe case is closed with a top 5. This case is, however, incidental only to the invention and is illustrated merelyas a means of correlating and supporting the various parts. 6 is a capsule hopper attached to. the end S Specification of Letters 1=ateritf Patented Oct; 1', 1918.

and projecting upward through and slightly I above-the top 5, this hopper being adapted to hold the empty capsules, as 7, ready for distribution to "the machine This hopper has a- V-shaped bottom 8 terminatingin a narrow rectangular opening through which aplunger 9 reciprocates in a vertical plane. This plunger israised by a rod 10 extending downward therefrom through av guide 11 fastened to thebase andbent backward at, right angles then to one side and extending over to reston a crankpinlQ formedfb'yv making a bend in the shaft 13, so that when 7 this shaft is rotated the plunger will-raise andlower once for eachrevolution ofthe shaft. I

Resting on the top of theplunger9 [1st 2 longitudinalchute. 14 0f the sam'e 'width gas the plunger, which chute. is pivoted at 15 to the plungerwhich is cut away at 16 ,topermitone end of the trough'tobe ,de-

pre'ssedand the other end thereby raised.

17 is a fixed trough or chute near theupper endcf the hopper; The plunger 9. rises,

carrying with it thetrough 14, to the posi-. uo ye .ATlug 18 on the trough engages 'inf'the, position 1 8 thefundersideuof the chute 17, the trough pivots about "theipivot 15. in' the position 15 and inclines-the trough to the position '14: at which time f Y the tube=40 registers when in t ertic'al 11 opening, ll,

the capsules 7 slide douuiwardv into the chute 17. These capsules will, of course, some be with the cap end, and others with the body end upward. In order that they may all"bedeiiveru' cap1end {upward the? following mechanism is provided. This mechanism comprises a tube 19 (seel igs.

1 and 6) which the capsules from the tube enter one at'a time; This tube is PIVOlLQCl on a shaft-20 which extends up to but does 'The tube 19 has aninner diameter of the correct size to freely take thefcapsule, eap (larger) end first, for the full d'eptlrofthe capsule, while from that poi'nton the tube isreduced size to just largej enough to -freelytake the body '7 of the capsule. 24:

isla plunger sliding freely in the tube 19 and normally pushed toward or slightly past the center by a light spring 25, {which rests at its opposite end .on. the closed end of the tube 19. From the plunger 24 a rod 26extends outward. through the closed end otthe tube 19 and through a slot'in the cylindrical case 22, but held normallyc by the action of the spring [25 practically fiu sh: wih the outer surface of the said case.

27 is fa light spring fastened at one end to the .case 22 and extending unward l"l11TO llgl1 tl.SlQt l11 the said case and curring radia'lly. 'towardfthei center same. "The tube 19 is slotted at. 19 as is the oyliiidri'eal shutter 23at '23? to allowi for the operation of this spring.

The tube 19 is rotated by a segment gear 28 meshing with a gear 29 mounted on a shaft 30, Onwhrchas also""'mounteda miter gear 31' meshing with] a miter 32,

mounted 9, Vertical shaft 33, carried by bear ngs .355, p n the base 14.

c, I v 35 is a thrust collar to hold the shaft 33 up and then iter gears filand 32 in mesh s 36 is .a enter 7 gear; on" he lower end of thel'sha'fti 33 driven y segm n see- .meu td' t a 13; j 38 is a coilfspring fastened at one end i to shaft, 20 T39 extendingfoutward from the ease side" 2?,

d at the other end toa bracket 40 is a tube normally vertical mounted Jon the shaft 30 and rotatedby 'saine withinthe cylindrieal 'ie asing having openings 118-41 at'the top MlClQbOttOHL'WltlL wh ch position. 42 is the slide baring .l anjopenng d2 also normally"reg stering.fwlth the to ad'evci' arm 44' which operates it and adapted to engage the rod 26 \erts, the capsule v 'capf end u' 'a'pand thelopemng 42 in the slide42 be1ngv1n-reg1ster drops into "the which is pivoted at 44f? to a bracket {l5 which extends upward from the base 4; A tripping :rod 46 is pivoted to the upper end of the arm at and extends over, toward the 'cylindricalbasei. 22', being supported by" a guide orbearing 47 attached to the top 5 ai'idha-it-ing the end 16 turned down and when same is pushed outward.

The operation is as follows" The 'shai t' 13' being continuously rotated, in the direction of the arrow t Fig all the parts operated by thefse'gmental 'initer gear 37 'arieflstationary until that gear comes in meshi'with the miter gear 36. During the period ofrthe cycle when these partsj'are stationary thetube 19 is in registe'r'with the tube "17 and a capsule (7) f moves" from the tubellT intoth'etube19,"the segmental gez z'r 37 then c'ngagingthe gear 36 and acting througlr the shaft- 33; the miter gears 31 32, the shaft 30 and the spur gears 29 38 rotatesth'e shaft2Oand with it thetube 19 in the direction of the 2l- TOW. It the body 'Zf' of the caps'ule be toward the center, as shown in Fig". G, the spring; 27 willpush the ca 'isule inward 'causingthe rod 26 te :progect beyond the surface of the case 22 a, sufiicient distance to'cause it to engage the end il-6 of the tripping rod46' and pull same to the left thus moving th'e shde 42 tube fldfastenedto the shaft 30 has been retating synrhronously with the-tube 19, the

gears 28-29 being so proportioned thatwhen the tube 19 .coines into a rertical posegmental gear 37 releases the gear 36 and 'to th'e right.' During this movement the" sitio'n with the end 19 downwarchthe said 5 33 "end will "register ,With and -berertieally above the end 41 ofuthetube 11, inverter. "Atthesanie time theeapsulef will have passed the end of l the spring 27 and will drop fronrthe tube 19'into the tube l0 and the spring aerate-res the assembly to its "normal position; When the tube i9 reinis inverted and brought pushed outward and would not have engagedthet 'uping re'd'tfi, that the open- Tl i theslide 42 would havebeen diit orer thcjtube 61-8 and in lin fwith the capsule dropping from the tube 19'w0uld have passed through the tube 10 into the This slide 'is pivoted. fat 43 bell" crank arm passes the pivot center60' and holds the plunger depressed. vThis acc tion forces the body 7 b of the capsule into a block 66in which an opening 66 has been would have been ca-pend up'which was as 'it should be.

The capsule havingbeen' dropped into the tube 48 with the body end down, drops vertically into hole 19 in a cylindrical block 49 which is adapted to be intermittently rotated by a central shaft 50 which rotates in a bearing 51 in the base 4. This shaft carries a, ratchet 52 which is adapted to be moved by a pawl 53 which is pivoted on a gear wheel 55the pawl being'held in engagement with the ratchet by a spring 54. The gear 55 meshes with and is oscillated by a gear 56 mounted on the shaft 33, the ratio of the gearing 'being such that one revolution of the main shaft 13 will rotate the block 49 a fractional amount equal to one revolution divided by. the number of holes in the block. In this casethree holes are shown for purpose of illustration and this movement is equal to one third of a revolution. The direction of rotation of the block is shown as clockwise and since the direction of rotation of the shaft 33' is the same, the direct action of the gear backs up the ratchet and the action of the spring 38 rotates the ratchet wheel 52 and the block 49. This action also synchronizes with the movement of the tube 19 since there isno movement of the block 49 until after the said tube has completed its movement, when both move simultaneously.

prises an opening 57 in the: base 4:, said opening being just large enough and deep enough to take the cap 7' of the capsule and having a shoulder 57 against which the cap! will come, the whole comprising whatmay be termed a cap holder. The capsule is forced into this capholder by a plunger 58 which is depressed by a lever arm 59 pivoted at 60in a bracket 61 fastened to and extended iupward from the base 4. This lever arm 59 extends beyond the pivot point 60 and is raised by a rod 62 which extends downward through an opening in the base 4 and is raised by a tripping arm 63 which is fastened to the hub 64: keyed or otherwise fastened on the main shaft 13, thus being operated once for each revolution ofthemain shaft. A bell crank arm 59 integral with the'lever arm 59 extends upward at right angles and has attached at its upper end'a tension spring 65,

the other end of which spring is attached to the base 4, so that when the rod62 israised and the lever arm 59 depresses the plunger 58 the point ofspring attachment to the formed of size adapted to receive the said putting the spring 7 3 in tension.

capsule. Immediately preceding this action a cam 67 mounted 011 and rotated by the main'shaft 13 has pushed an arm 68 to the right (in Fig. 1), this arm sliding in a bracket 69 attached to the lower side of the base 4, and compressed a spring 7 0 against said bracket. The end 68 of the arm 68 acts against the free end of a leaf spring 71 which passes through the block 66 and is fastened to same at 71".. This spring 71 is so shaped that it partially encircles the opening 66 in said block and when oper- 'ated by the said arm 68 is pushed clear of the said opening, and is so held while the capsule body 7 is being pushed into said opening, further movement of the cam 67 releases the arm 68 and allows the spring 71 to engage the said capsulebody. During the downward movement of the capsule it acts against a plunger 72 depressing same and This spring is attached at 73 to the block 66 and at itsfopposite end 73 tothe plunger 72. This plunger 72 also carries atits lower end a trip lever 74 which is pivoted at 7 4k to 'sald plunger and which lever has a bell crank extension 74 to make it rigid against original position. 7 c f The capsule body having been placed and secured by the spring 71 in the block 66, the said block, which is cylindrical in form, 'isdepressed by a collar 75in which it is free to rotate, and is given a spiral [movementby means of'two spiral ribs 7 6 on the interior ofa carrier 76, these two ribs 00- acting with corresponding grooves on the outer surface of the said block 66. The col- :lar 75 is depressed by double substantially horizontal arms 77 on. which it is slidably mounted and which arms are hinged or I pivoted at 77 to the end 3 of the case. 'Immediatelyto the left ofthe collar 7 5these arms 77 are consolidated into a single arm 7 7 b which is bent downward at right angles and thence extended again to the left in asingle arm 7 7 parallel to the double arms g 77. This arm 77 c comes beneath a cam 78 c I x 1'15 fastened onthe main shaft '13 and rotated by same. This cam is so timed that it begins its action on the arm 77 immediately fol lowing the release ofthe spring 71 and the engagement thereby of the capsule body 17 from the cap 7.

end 84L? without movingsamc.

thus bringing the capsule body 7" into position immediately beneath an opening 4 inthebasel. Inthe meantime the cam 78 has rotated until the cut away portion 78 is passing the end of the arm? 7 permitting same to be raised by tension springs 83 and S3 actingon the double portion 77 of the said arm, the opposite end, of the said springs being attached tothe basel.

Tnpassing from the position shown under the'openingol' to the opening a the trip lever 74 engagesthe beveled end S4: of a lever arnr Set which is pivoted at Sel i'n a bracket 85 fastenedto the top of the base 4., The, lever arm 84: extends through an opening, Q in the base i and terminates in an escapement having a fixed dog 84: and a hinged dog 84:, this latter being normally in engagement *ith a ratchet bar '86, which bar ispermitted to move when thearm 8% is moved toone side to. disengagethe dog 84; and atthes'ame time to engage the dog 84 to limitthe movement. The ratchet bar 86 is moved forward by neans'of a spring 87 which is shown as acting vertically on a cord or strap 87 which passes by a tension spring se On the return movement the trip leverbeing hinged passes over the bevel I Also if there is no capsule body in the block 66 thepluir ger 72 carrying thetrip 745 is not depressed and the said trip passes above the bevel end '84; and does not engage same, so that no charge is placed unless there be a capsule body to receive same.

The capsule body nowhaving been placed is readyfor filling. This is accomplished as follows 88 is a horizontally disposed V shaped trough preferably located at right 40 angles to the line of movementof the capsule carrier 76. 89 1s a- ClOfSO CllX lClGl carrymg a plural ty of V-shaped knives 89 adapted toaccurately fit the section of the trough 88. This divider isfastened to arm 89*, hinged at 89 to the. ratchet bar 86, and moved by the springs? attached to said bar. This ratchet bar 86 is mounted in guides 90 which extend upward from the base 4.

The number ofknives is preferably ten or a multiple thereof, ordinarily fifty being used. The charge for a like number of capsules is first measuredout or weighed and struck off level in thetrough 88. This measurement maybe predetermined and the trough horizontally graduated to correspond 0r striking off knives be made to level the charge'to a predetermined. depth. If a @number of doses less than the'total knives he wanted afalse stop9l may be used to separate the used and .unused portions of the trough.

forward by same. At one endBS of the This stop is preferably hollow to engage the first kmfeand is thenmoved inclosed guide 93 at right angles to the trough. This guide terminatesjina closed end semi-cylindrical in shape," having a vertical axis concentr ic with the o'pen'in'g fl inthe base 4. a The plunger 92-. has agroove f similar shape and size adapted to format the limit of motion in connection with the closed endof the guide a vertical cylinder immediately above the said opening. The diameter of this cylinder is slightlyless than the inner diameter ofthe capsule body 7 The guide 93 terminates against one side of the V-shaped trough and begins again on the opposite side. When, however, the dividing knives have been moved to place a charge for a capsule they register in direct line with the sides of said guide the sides of which are the "sainedistance apart as the knivesso that the plunger 92 acts through the guidesand the knives in a continuous channel,'moving the charge therein held .to the le ft against the end of the'guides and compressing game into a cylindrical'shape. The said plunger is operated througha rod 92 an arm 92" pivoted at 92 to the subbase, anda second arm 9:2by a cam94: on the main shaft 13. This cam moves the plunger to the left and holds same during a portion of the revolutionof the said shaft, and'while soheld a cylindrical plunger 95 is pushed with the shaft 13. .The plunger'95 is raised by a spring '95Paft'er the .dose has been forced into the capsule and the plunger 92 is returned to its original position a spring 92 as the cam 94 releases the end' of the rod 92. r I v r The capsule body having been thus filled, the continuedrotation ofthe/cam 78 again fdepresses the, arm 77 lowering the capsule body out of the hole 4? and holdingsame depressed, the spring lever arm 7 9 engages a lug. 81; on a U shaped extension of thearm 81, and pushes same to tlze left bringing the carrier. 7 6 and block 66 back to its starting lposition beneaththe opening 57in which the cap 7 is held. The cam 78 now releases the arm 77, and permits the spring .83 to raise same, thus lifting the collar ,75 and with it the block 66 whichf'block is given a an arm 98 pivoted at 98 is raised by ailatch.

capsule body T inoregeasilyengage the cap;

' ed to be engaged by a leafspring lever 99 fastened to and rotating with the shaftfl-i). Theend 98 of this arm engaging the bottom of the lever '7 l'and forcing the plunge'r72 upward in case the spring 7 3 should fail to raise same. I j When the plunger 58 is forced up the bell crank arm 59" which is held by the spring65 is thrown past the center and the said spring then acts to raise the same.

The capsule having been brought into the block 49 and the segment gear 37 having in the meantime again engaged the miter gear 36 and rotated the shaft 33 and through the gears 31, 30, 29 and 28' put the spring 38 in 5 torsion, now releases same and through the gears 55 and 56 and the ratchet'52'rotates the said block49 one third of arevolution, bringing the filled capsule over'a tube 100 through which it drops into a suitable receptacle, and placing another capsule ready for decapping. 7

When the knives 89 have reached the end of their movement, a lug86 on the ratchet bar 86 engages an L-shaped arm 101 moving same into engagement at 101 with a stop ratchet 102 on' the main shaft 13 thus stop ping the further rotation of same until the ratchet bar shall have been withdrawn and the hopper 88 again have been filled.

It will, of course,'be understood that many of the details hereinbefore described are typical only'and that substitutions of equivalent mechanism may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

It will be further understoodthat-while I have principally confined my description to a machine formeasuring a powder it will readily be seen that a paste, granular, or

. very light and bulky substance,'for in fact practically any material other than a liquid; may be successfully measured and placed in capsules by my machine.

It will be especially; notedthat while I have shown the rod 10'as extending downward and bent'backward at right angles and to oneside 'and'exte'nding over to rest on the crank pin 12-, itimay extend straight backward to a crank pin between the collar and the cam--78 which may bemoved slightly apart for that purpose. j

It will also be noted that if the trough 88 is filled full, asjit ordinarily will be, and struck 011 level, that thetop plate of the dose divider 89 will initially compressthesubstance therein at the same time that the knives separate same'into doses. Having fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States'is: v

1. In a machine for filling capsules, the combination with a hopper having a V- shaped bottom, a plunger adapted to be vertically reciprocated in said" hopper and to discharge the capsules.

means for reciprocating said plunger,.of a chute hinged to the top of said plunger and means for tripping saidf "chute to discharge the capsulesl T T3 [ill-In a machinefifor filling capsules, the combination with a hopper, a plungera'da'pt ed to beverticallyreciprocated insaidfliop per and means for rec'iprocatingsaid plunger, 'of a chute hinged to the top of said plunger and means for tripping said chute In a machine for fillingcap'sules,the combination with a hopper, a plunger'adapt ed to be vertically reciprocated in said hop,- per and means for reciprocating said' plunger, of a chute hinged intermediate its ends to the top of said plunger and a stopto'en-v gage one end of'said chute, to trip thesame and discharge the capsules.

4. In a machine'for filling capsules, means for delivering the capsules cap end up, com prising an oscillatably mounted tube and means for oscillating said tube, said tube having one end closed, and having an [inner diameter, forthe depth of a capsule'slightly greater than the capsule cap, and a diameter less'than said cap but greater than the'body of the capsule for the'balance of its length, a plunger mounted in said smaller section,and having a trip rod extending through said closed end of said tube, a compression spring between said plunger and said closedend, a slot in the open end of said tube, a curved leaf spring normally passing through said slot when said tube isoscillated and adapt- 0 ed.to-force said capsuleinward'and cause said trip rod to protrude when the body end of said capsule is inward, a normallyvertr cal receiving tube below said oscillating tube, means for synchronously rotating said -re-' ceiving tube one half revolution into regisi ter with the open end of said oscillating tube when said open end is downward, a slide having an opening therein normally registering with said receiving tube, and means operated by said trip rod for moving said slide to close said receiving tubewhen said capsule is" forcedj'inward, substantially as shown and described':

' 5. In a machine for filling capsules, means for delivering the capsules cap' endup; com prising an oscillatably mounted tube,means for delivering capsules tosaid tube one at a time, said tube having one end closed, and

having an inner diameter, for the depth of 2 I extending through said closed end of said tube, a. compression sprin between said plunger and said closed en a slot in the open end of saidtube, a curved leaf spring normally passing through said slot-when opening therein nbrmgilly pegiste iugiuutli Sai '9QQ iI tube n m a s ql l' tsdby e d- .1 12 212% o l' 1 I L lS e. qclo s sa d IBCG IVIDg: tubewwheu said capsule 1s fi), ed-i inward, subsf'ahtially' as'shoivu' and sis iiigsaid buypeneatmhe cap arid means for r 'eppi g" am s In a mac ine of the; cl jssf described; a, llbltler fejl tlle cap nd i hbldelf'f fthe 5 d)? sule ever isaidiheldefs," lue aiis" fer pl'iieiiig the capsule body eiid in theilfl l'e's liectiire lielde rs and; s Biige'ging same in feaeh neahs fer depressing said body helderito sepl-jmte said body fpom said: cap; rhea ns for; n cvi ug salid bcdy' holder t o'd bIlIlg: ame beneath; a xiiechanisui audnieans foif, raisiugspid capsule bcdyf in to engagemenmvith sriid fill; ing mechanism, meanslfc r fillii ig saidlcap-s v sule bcdiy meehs for returningiszime beneath said cgip and v neens for l eengaging said; cap,

9. a machine ftheQclasS described, holder fc rzthe cap and a holder fgr gthe body in; a linement means for delivering-lthe cap} sule ever said holders, meg'ujnsigr placing the capsule b dy aud iniheir respectiye hcld rs efisp gt ad e dlip eng isaiid cap u e y nd; iq d s me d p-said y lkQ id' if 1 9. 3 lQQ fi l l$ l da 312E111 9'- permit-the placing offsaid capsule bedy afid cliig the.

of 'l elegpsiug said spring to some ideapsule body megihs for (lGPlfQSSlIlg szgidbody holder s S mmie said U Qdy. from s d 11 ans for u gvingfsa id body holder to bring same b n t 3afi li nefih n sm, m ref r, l ing said capsule bOdy and means for returnngzsa d bodys pl 0 re pp ng s 95 11 nimc i iw. 0f he. fl de r b holder fo t ap. mlizul qld rtfp filebody in alinement, mezu s fop celiy'e 'ing the ca sule ever; suid holder, a plunge; uduptedjo q 'cem e lpsule vdyni ld C p ,if tq t e r sp'eqti ld ifs, me s 0! d lllf flg mid p l e x Q-il laq a d. .QeP QD dY audzmu n; h tcl'espeq i h ld y j an 0; M as id. plu ge dep're edjtql d l eidmP-f uleip; i h skl o s i, m ns for nga aid capsule. bod): n. its;. e tlvh ewu fer depre s akl esly lmhfiflo pwte x Qdy xem s id zapxli leakhs. 0 m n -lsn d odye pldv 12 brinsiwmebeMith l l i mechanism and meansfor filling aid capsu e We; end. m ns r emm "Said dy lde bs en xse gl sap o ds llml nmchinpf the. de cribe m ans 9 3; d epp n th capsule m s r owi th 'b if m; ,b lll l k the Cap? JfQ l n means fQr iy dipg t e fil n 5 bstunce neans' for colupl essing' szun e intg a' y ca is ma s mea er, f in nt fi ls EC I $l11Q$J me ns fqr. .c r p eii gsih 'qdyz bene e 9311; an m a 10 9 p: ping s'anw, substantially as shown and'dew li z: s. s 11., In n chi edfq i fil ingmlul zs, the o fiie with m sion fil bi h c pes su e is y, c luv upw r f a, re ceiyi'ug block, having plural-1i oflhqlcs adapted {cg be s ynchroueusly 110i ed i u i'c P i n e ch; 9s ve y tog 'w capculexia hs i e t ,im: khslwl e ali an 3+ holde e ithe CQ'YPSUI, .bQ y .i ivs 'i wl 11m; ment, means for l'cgzpfoi hg said 1'e ei" jug b ockjt ring: 9 .1% ol in. fil c e leni: wi said pe .bc-dych lfil nfl; plung zafil p ed ab? d eiis d. hm gh; sa 1 9 211 5. c ss sqid capsule i u sei hgl dcrs, and 1i'1eans f0 r epre ingsaifll plun e U lfinlnip .nclachin mo t e described; means. or d appingc psul m ns or moving the bQdy n e p siti 1150; i l es, means fo cfill zs mm, wmpr sing 1m l i and llhap :c t ie ghi\ qx ei n ibfilliwbhame for fi ing plma ity 1 yr hai sd kni es adapte t fil Sa df ug ,suili w beings sp ced equal dis n ess mrt t semrate Said tan e,imqieqsal d w dx cp n uid x ae. endsoh g ai it zo h'z end gp st lfiides erwfi. pn' .ienvdic f said guideway being; closed; uid 'f )1n1i-1 1g' lIfi-hfilfizQfi; lf qe y; .inde .ei' sa I l g h. the :SPMQMEWBQD 911.3 s u eruide us face for-med ans-the complementary half of a vertical. cylinder mounted in said guidewaygmeansfor operating said plunger to pasta dose of said substance frombetween said knives and com- 7 press same into a cylindrical mass forplacing inftlie capsule body, means for placing said mass in said capsule body means for replacing the body beneath the cap,- and means for recapping same, substantiallyas shown and described 14. In a machine. of the class described, means. for decapping the capsule,means for moving the body into position forfilling, means for filling same,,.comprising an open end V shaped tr ouigh containing the substance for filling, a. plurality of V-shaped,

knives, adapted to fit said Itrough, said knives, being spaced equal distances. apart to separate said substance into' equal doses, means for advancing said knives'in said trough tdmove said doses forward, a plum ger guideway at one end of said trough extending onzbothsides thereof, one .end of said guidewaybeing closed and forming onehalf of a vertical cylinder, 4 the said guideway .forn1ing.}witl1 the space between any two knives a continuous plunger, guideway, a plunger having its faceformed as the complementary half of a vertical cylinder mounted in said guideway, meansfor operating said plunger to push ado'se of saidsubstance from between said knives and compress same into a cylindrical mass for placing in the capsule body, =meansffor placing said mass in said capsule'fbo'dy,,means for replacing the body beneath the cap, and means'for recappingsame, substantially as shown and described. 5

stance for filling, a plurality of V-shaped knives adapted to fit said trough, said knives being spaced equal distances apart to separate said substance into equal doses, a plunger guideway at one end of said trough 6X- tending on both sides thereof, one end of said guideway being closed and forming one half of a vertical cylinder, the said guidew-ay forming with the space between any two knives a continuous plunger guideway, a rack attached to said knives, and means for advancing said rack and knives with a step by step movement to bring the knives successively into register with the sides of the guideway, a plunger, having its face formed as the complementary half of a vertical cylinder, mounted in said guideway, means for operating said plunger to push a dose of said substance from between said knives and compress same into a cylindrical mass for placing in the capping ;same, substantially as shown and described I I 16. In a machine of the class described, means for decapping the capsule, means for moving the body" into position for filling, means for filling same, con'iprising an open end Vshaped trough containing the substancejfol filling, a plurality of V-shaped knives adapted to fit said trough, said knives being spaced equal distances apart to separate said substance into equal doses, a rack attached to said knives, a spring attached to said rack to move same forward and an escapement to allow the rack to advance said knives and move the doses forward, a plunger guideway at one end of said trough,

extending on both sides thereof, one end of.

said substance from between said knives and compress same into a cylindrical mass for placing in the capsule body, means for placing said mass in said capsule body, means forreplacing the body beneath the cap, and means for recapping same, sub-- stantially as shown and described.

17. In a machine of the class described, meansfor decapping the capsule, means for .moving the body into position for filling, 15. In a machine of theclass described,

means for filling same, comprising an open end V-sha-ped trough containing the substance for filling, a plurality of V-shaped knives adapted to fit said trough, said knives being spaced equal distances apart to separate said substance into equal doses, a plunger guideway at one end of said trough eX-.

tending on both sides thereof, one end of said guideway being closed and forming onehalf of a vertical cylindenthe said guideway forming with the space between any two knives a continuous plunger guideway, aplunger having its face formed as the complementary half of a vertical cylinder mounted in said guideway, means for operating said plunger to push a dose of said substance from between said knives and compress same into a cylindrical mass for placing in the capsule body, a plunger adapted to be depressed through the cylinder formed by said plunger and guideway, means for depressing said plunger to place said mass in said capsule body, means for replacing the body beneath the cap, and means for recapping same, substantially as shown and described.

18. In a machine of the classdes'crib ed; means for placing the capsule body in po'si tion for filling, means for filling same, comprising a container for holdin the filling substance, means for dividing sa d substance into equal doses, means for moving a dose into position over said capsule body,and means for placing said dose in said capsule body. v

19. In a machine of theclass desciibed, means for placing the capsule bodyin position for filling, means for filling same; comprising a container for holding the filling substance, means for dividing said substance into equal doses, means for moving a dose into position over said capsule body and compressing same, and means'for placing said dose insaid capsule'body. V V

20. In a machine of the class described, means for placing the capsule'body in position for filling, meansfor filling samey comprising a container holding the substance for filling, means for dividing the substance into equal doses means for advancing the doses in said holder,means for moving a dose of said substance from said container over said capsule body and compfessing same, and means for placing said dose "in said capsule body.

21. In a machine of the class described, means for placing the capsule body in position' for filling, means for filling same, comprising a container for holding the sub-' stance forfilling, means for dividing the substance into equal doses, means for ad Copies of this patent may be obtained for means for fillingsame comprising n-openend V-sh'aped trough containing the substance for filling} a" plurality of iv-"shaped knivesbeinjg spaced qual-usag s apart to arate ad .sa $'tei t as l; es, a j plungefjguidewvay at oneen'd ofsaid trough e fi il i hi b erd .new. we a said guldey'v ay being closed; the? sa d guidew ayf 'fori'nni'g" win-.111 the; space"; betx'v' 'en any Pl g in h dfinSai e eway, m an s m n ss r'e b t een $1111 jk ivs nd oversaid capsulebo'dy, aplungeif in vei tifcalf ahneinent over said capsulebody; andme'ans' mass in said capsule body, substantially" as,

sh'ownanddescribed." e v H I In testimony whereof rhwehereunw set my name; I 1 I v OSCAR-ML TAYLOR I Witnesses} m 

